6,273 schools
ROI = (10yr median earnings × 10 − 4 × net price) / (4 × net price), shown as a multiple of 4 years' net price. Sourced from Common Data Set filings and College Scorecard. 1,941 schools are missing the cost or earnings data needed to calculate ROI and appear at the bottom, unranked.
| Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater New York City, NY | — | — | $40,023 | $26,937 | $29,382 | 0.8x |
| Denison University Granville, OH | $74,000 | $57,569 | $92,400 | $62,838 | $67,753 | 0.8x |
| Bates College Lewiston, ME | $73,760 | $61,074 | $95,035 | $70,028 | $69,498 | 0.8x |
| Southwestern University Georgetown, TX | $59,648 | $46,570 | $77,830 | $59,994 | $56,878 | 0.8x |
| CES College Burbank, CA | — | — | $31,411 | $35,255 | $22,916 | 0.8x |
| Los Angeles College of Music Pasadena, CA | — | — | $43,590 | $33,938 | $31,758 | 0.8x |
| Elite School of Cosmetology Norwalk, OH | — | — | $32,349 | $24,865 | $23,547 | 0.8x |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture Urbana, IL | — | — | $25,061 | $25,970 | $18,077 | 0.8x |
| Beloit College Beloit, WI | — | $46,916 | $73,849 | $48,801 | $53,260 | 0.8x |
| Rollins College Winter Park, FL | $62,950 | $42,539 | $80,940 | $65,488 | $58,295 | 0.8x |
| PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow Glasgow, KY | — | — | $25,829 | $27,765 | $18,537 | 0.8x |
| Spa Tech Institute-North Andover North Andover, MA | — | — | $38,758 | $32,586 | $27,803 | 0.8x |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Lafayette-Arlington Arlington, VA | — | — | $33,455 | $21,980 | $23,904 | 0.8x |
| Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR | $70,657 | $57,170 | $87,983 | $57,262 | $62,205 | 0.8x |
| Musicians Institute Hollywood, CA | — | — | $46,518 | $37,100 | $32,778 | 0.8x |
| Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia, PA | — | — | $42,454 | $31,901 | $29,881 | 0.8x |
| Lyle's College of Beauty Fresno, CA | — | — | $36,880 | $19,346 | $25,913 | 0.8x |
| Belbo Beauty Institute Shreveport, LA | — | — | $23,901 | $25,397 | $16,792 | 0.8x |
| Grinnell College Grinnell, IA | $71,788 | $63,391 | $89,694 | $58,955 | $62,830 | 0.8x |
| National Career College Panorama City, CA | — | — | $27,850 | $40,254 | $19,347 | 0.7x |
| Earlham College Richmond, IN | $56,784 | $44,827 | $73,526 | $44,750 | $50,797 | 0.7x |
| Tulane University New Orleans, LA | $67,592 | $60,630 | $91,628 | $73,816 | $63,268 | 0.7x |
| Berklee College of Music Boston, MA | — | — | $49,465 | $41,028 | $33,647 | 0.7x |
| Florida Education Institute Miami, FL | — | — | $36,273 | $32,568 | $24,588 | 0.7x |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Fort Myers Fort Myers, FL | — | — | $24,702 | $27,616 | $16,715 | 0.7x |